Thanks to my beta Supernus

Bill stood in the CIC and looking out on the DRADIS. It was one of those peaceful days. No Cylons, no others crisis. Silent. The Admiral was observing the CAP and listening Kara and Lee talk. It had been one week. One week since his wedding with Laura took place. Today he and his wife had planned a dinner with the rest of his family- Lee and his wife Dee and Kara with Anders. Adama looked at his watch. It was 4 p.m. and in a few hours he would see Laura.

After the wedding they had to make some arrangements. They had agreed that he had to stay on Galactica. He was the Admiral, and his place was on his Battlestar, defending the fleet. Laura, as his wife had moved in to his quarter. They couldn't afford to let the knowledge that their marriage was in name only reach the fleet. Their little secret was known only by Quorum, Saul and Lee. The young Adama had accepted the fact and swore to keep it secret. Laura was on Colonial One only for only a day or two, to attend to some presidential duties. Then she would spend the rest of the week on the Galactica. For now, they had avoided suspicions.

Bill looked at the DRADIS one more time. Nothing changed, it was quiet. He looked around and started thinking about the dinner. He planned everything. Every detail. He wanted the first family dinner to be a perfect. He was going to tell Geata to take over the CIC when he heard Dee's voice. She said that the President wanted to talk with him on a secure line.

"Adama." He answered the phone.

"Bill I'm so sorry. I have a meeting with the Captains and a stack of paperwork in front of me. I am afraid that I'll be late for a supper. "

"Ok. We'll be waiting…" the familiar voice interrupted. He turned back to Dee and Geata. " What happened?"

"DRADIS' contact on course 2-3-0 8-1-1. Three Raiders, sir."

"We'll talk later." He told to the President and then hung up the phone. He looked at Mr. Geata and told him to set condition one through all the fleet. Lieutenant carried out Admiral's orders and then he informed CAP about the enemy. In the same time the XO came into the CIC. Admiral looked at his friend. "What do you think about it?"

"A recon mission? The fleet should start a jump to the emergency coordinates, just in case."

"Mr. Geata send emergency jump coordinates through the fleet and order them to jump." He ordered. " Galactica actual to CAP."

"Galactica, CAP. We took two of them. The third had jumped, sir."

"Understood. Get back to…" He responded.

"Sir DRADIS' contact. It's Cylon's Baseship! Course 1-0-0 3-9-7. It's coming straight at us." Lieutenant Geata yelled.

"Launch the Vipers. Dee report!" Dee radioed the hangar deck and gave them the orders.

"Fighters are launched. The fleet is jumping and… wait. The Colonial One is reporting a problem with theirs FTL." Bill froze. Colonial One had a problem with the FTL. On the Colonial One was the President, his wife. Laura. Hang on. Everything will be okay. He said to himself and tried to focus on the battle. The Vipers were fighting with the Raiders and XO ordered them to drop the salves directed into baseship . The Colonial One had left the zone of fire and took place behind the Galactica. The battle started. Some of the Raiders had survived the initial assault and the Cylons launched their next squadron. " Sir, the Cylons reached the nukes. Two of them are aimed directly at Colonial One."

"Attentions all Vipers. The Colonial one is having problem with their FTL drive. There are two nukes approaching them." He started and in the same time Starbuck interrupted him.

"I got it. Hotdog you have the second on your nine." She said. The whole CIC heard the sound of the destroyed nuke and the second which hit the Galactica. Bill looked at the DRADIS. Five squadrons of enemy's ships were destroyed. "Hotdog watch out." Kara warned, as she started to shoot the enemy fighter off his flank. Hotdog located the nuke approaching the Colonial One and fired. Time seemed to slow down as the shot missed and the nuke collided with the side of the president's ship.

"Sir the Colonial One was hit. They are reporting decompressions in a few bottom hangers and some glitches. But their FTL drive is on line now." Dee said and he was only thinking about Laura. Was she all right? He didn't have time for that now. He had a battle to finish.

"Get the birds back and prepare to jump after the Colonial One." He ordered and heard Dee' s voice ordering the CAG and Vipers getting back to Galactica. The Colonial One jumped, and when all Vipers got back, Mr. Geata started the jump.

A half-hour later two Raptors had docked on the Colonial One. The technician and the medical team had spited and entertained with their work. The Admiral quickly made his way to the President's office and got there in two, shirt minutes. He found Laura lying in leather armchair, with a compress on her head as well as a few scratches. Bill came closer and kneeled next to her, taking his right hand and placing it on her chin. She opened her eyes slowly to look into his and saw the concern etched into them.

"How are you feeling? Is everything all right?" he asked.

"Yeah. I just hit my head and I feel a little dizzy" she replied, as she clutched her shoulder and stood up. The motion made her dizzy and she dug her nails into his shoulder to keep from toppling over. He pulled her closer and she raised her hand to her forehead holding the compress more tightly in place. She felt dizzy, again. Roslin just wanted to sit down, but before she could manage it the entire room started spinning and her whole world went black. She collapsed into his arms.

Laura woke up in Life Station with Tom Zerek sitting next to her bed. She opened her eyes slowly and raised hand to her injured forehead.

"How are you feeling?" he asked when she shyly smiled to him. He watched her carefully. She didn't wear a makeup. Pale skin, intensively green eyes which were the most beautiful he had ever seen. Auburn hair fell freely around her neck and shoulders in an unkempt mess. She was wearing white hospital's clothes under the blanket. However, she still was very attractive, and not only to him. She was the kind of women who looked beautiful no matter what the conditions. She noticed that he had been staring at her, so he moved his head and looked at her eyes.

"I have a terrible headache." she answered and gave him a suspicious look. It was little odd that the Vice-President was sitting next to her bed. "What are you doing here?"

"I was worried so I came to see you." He smiled to her and took her hand in his right as she heard Bill's voice and the hospital curtain was pulled back.

TBC